Vehicle data collection system, vehicle data collection method, vehicle-mounted device, program, and recording medium

Abstract

A vehicle data collection system includes a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle and configured to transmit data related to the vehicle, and a vehicle data collection device configured to collect the data related to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle-mounted device includes a vehicle data transmission unit configured to transmit first vehicle data, which includes information in which an individual related to the vehicle is to be identified, and second vehicle data, which includes information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified, to the vehicle data collection device in different sessions, the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data are data related to the vehicle.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle data collection system for securely collecting data related to a vehicle, the system comprising:
 a vehicle-mounted computing device installed in the vehicle and configured to transmit data related to the vehicle; and 
 a vehicle data collection server configured to collect the data related to the vehicle, 
 wherein the vehicle-mounted computing device comprises:
 a temporally changed information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to a time-varied event of the vehicle; and 
 a vehicle data transmission unit configured to transmit first vehicle data, which includes first identification information that is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the first identification information and in which the individual related to the vehicle is to be identified, and second vehicle data, which includes second identification information that is not capable of identifying the individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the second identification information and which is acquired by the temporally changed information acquisition unit as information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified, to the vehicle data collection server in different sessions, the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data are data related to the vehicle, 
 
 wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to:
 connect a first session with the vehicle data collection server and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information; 
 connect a second session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the first session and send the first vehicle data when the vehicle data transmission unit needs to send the first vehicle data while the first session is connected; and 
 connect a third session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the second session and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information when the vehicle data transmission unit completes sending the first vehicle data, and 
 
 wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to send the second vehicle data including the second identification information which is common to the first session and the third session. 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle data collection system according to  claim 1 , wherein, after a motor of the vehicle is started, when the second vehicle data is initially transmitted, the vehicle data transmission unit transmits data including a new second identification information. 
     
     
       3. The vehicle data collection system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data transmission unit transmits the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data to different vehicle data collection servers respectively. 
     
     
       4. A vehicle data collection method of securely collecting data related to a vehicle, the vehicle data collection method comprising:
 a temporally changed information acquisition step of acquiring information related to a tine-varied event of the vehicle; and 
 a vehicle data transmission step of transmitting first vehicle data, which includes first identification information that is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the first identification information and in which the individual related to the vehicle is to be identified, and second vehicle data, which includes second identification information that is not capable of identifying the individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the second identification information and which is acquired in the temporally changed information acquisition step as information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified, from a vehicle-mounted computing device, which is installed in the vehicle and configured to send data related to the vehicle, to a vehicle data collection server configured to collect data related to a plurality of vehicles in different sessions, the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data being data related to vehicle, 
 wherein the vehicle data transmission step includes steps of:
 connecting a first session with the vehicle data collection server and sending the second vehicle data whenever information is acquired in the temporally changed information acquisition step; 
 connecting a second session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the first session and sending the first vehicle data when the first vehicle data need to be transmitted while the first session is connected; and 
 connecting a third session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the second session when the step of sending the first vehicle data is completed and sending the second vehicle data whenever information is acquired in the temporally changed information acquisition step, and 
 
 wherein the second vehicle data including the second identification information which is common to the first session and the third session is transmitted in the vehicle data transmission step. 
 
     
     
       5. A vehicle-mounted computing device installed in a vehicle and configured to securely transmit data related to the vehicle, the vehicle-mounted computing device comprising:
 a temporally changed information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to a time-varied event of the vehicle; and 
 a vehicle data transmission unit configured to transmit first vehicle data, which includes first identification information that is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the first identification information and in which the individual related to the vehicle is to be identified, and second vehicle data, which includes second identification information that is not capable of identifying the individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the second identification information and which is acquired by the temporally changed information acquisition unit as information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified, to a vehicle data collection server configured to collect data related to a plurality of vehicles in different sessions, the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data being data related to the vehicle, 
 wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to:
 connect a first session with the vehicle data collection server and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information: 
 connect a second session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the first session and send the first vehicle data when the vehicle data transmission unit needs to send the first vehicle data while the first session is connected; and 
 connect a third session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the second session and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information when the vehicle data transmission unit completes sending the first vehicle data, and 
 
 wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to send the second vehicle data including the second identification information which is common to the first session and the third session. 
 
     
     
       6. A program configure to cause a computer to function as a vehicle-mounted computing device installed in a vehicle and configured to securely transmit data related to the vehicle, the program configured to function as:
 a temporally changed information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to a time-varied event of the vehicle; and   a vehicle data transmission unit configured to transmit first vehicle data, which includes first identification information that is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the first identification information and in which the individual related to the vehicle is to be identified, and second vehicle data, which includes second identification information that is not capable of identifying the individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the second identification information and which is acquired by the temporally changed information acquisition unit as information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified, to a vehicle data collection server configured to collect data related to a plurality of vehicles in different sessions, the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data being data related to the vehicle,   wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to:
 connect a first session with the vehicle data collection server and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information; 
 connect a second session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the first session and send the first vehicle data when the vehicle data transmission unit needs to send the first vehicle data while the first session is connected; and 
 connect a third session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the second session and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information when the vehicle data transmission unit completes sending the first vehicle data, and 
   wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to send the second vehicle data including the second identification information which is common to the first session and the third session.   
     
     
       7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which a program configured to cause a computer to function as a vehicle-mounted computing device installed is a vehicle and configured to securely transmit data related to the vehicle is recorded, the non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which the program configured to function as:
 a temporally changed information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to a time-varied event of the vehicle; and 
 a vehicle data transmission unit configured to transmit first vehicle data, which includes first identification information that is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the first identification information and in which the individual related to the vehicle is to be identified, and second vehicle data, which includes second identification information that is not capable of identifying the individual related to the vehicle and information which is other than the second identification information and which is acquired by the temporally changed information acquisition unit as information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified, to a vehicle data collection server configured to collect data related to a plurality of vehicles in different sessions is recorded, the first vehicle data and the second vehicle data being data related to the vehicle,
 wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to:
 connect a first session with the vehicle data collection server and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information; 
 connect a second session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the first session and send the first vehicle data when the vehicle data transmission unit needs to send the first vehicle data while the first session is connected; and 
 connect a third session with the vehicle data collection server after disconnecting the second session and send the second vehicle data whenever the temporally changed information acquisition unit acquires information when the vehicle data transmission unit completes sending the first vehicle data, and 
 
 wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to send the second vehicle data including the second identification information which is common to the first session and the third session. 
 
 
     
     
       8. A vehicle data collection system comprising:
 a vehicle-mounted computing device installed in the vehicle and configured to transmit data related to the vehicle;   a battery management unit installed in the vehicle and configured to observe a state of a battery of the vehicle and transmit a battery data, which includes information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified and which is related to a state of charge (SOC) of the battery of the vehicle, to the vehicle-mounted computing device; and   a plurality of vehicle data collection servers each of which is configured to collect the data related to the vehicle,   wherein the vehicle-mounted computing device comprises:   a vehicle data transmission unit configured to connect a first session with a first vehicle data collection server and transmit identification information which is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle; and   an information acquisition unit configured to receive the battery data from the battery management unit, and   wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to connect a second session with a second vehicle data collection server after the first session and transmit the battery data, the second vehicle data collection server held by a business operator different from a business operator who holds the first vehicle data collection server.   
     
     
       9. The vehicle data collection system according to claim 8,
 wherein the vehicle-mounted computing device further comprises an accounting processing unit configured to transmit an accounting information to the vehicle data transmission unit; and   wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to transmit the accounting information with the identification information to the vehicle data collection server.   
     
     
       10. The vehicle data collection system according to claim 9,
 wherein the accounting processing unit is configured to perform an accounting processing with an integrated circuit (IC) card on which contract information is recorded.   
     
     
       11. A method for transmitting vehicle data, the method comprising:
 connecting a first session with a first vehicle data collection server and transmitting identification information which is capable of identifying the individual related to the vehicle from a vehicle-mounted computing device installed in the vehicle to the first vehicle data collection server;   receiving battery data including information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified and which is related to a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the vehicle from a battery management unit installed in the vehicle; and   connecting a second session with a second vehicle data collection server after the first session and transmitting the battery data from the vehicle-mounted computing device to the second vehicle data collection server.   
     
     
       12. A vehicle, comprising:
 a battery;   a vehicle-mounted computing device configured to transmit data related to the vehicle; and   a battery management unit configured to observe a state of a battery of the vehicle and configured to transmit a battery data, which includes information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified and which is related to a state of charge (SOC) of the battery of the vehicle, to the vehicle-mounted computing device;   wherein the vehicle-mounted computing device comprises:   a vehicle data transmission unit configured to connect a first session with a first vehicle data collection server and transmit identification information, which is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle, to the first vehicle data collection server; and   an information acquisition unit configured to receive the battery data from the battery management unit, and   wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to connect a second session with a second vehicle data collection server after the first session and transmit the battery data to the second vehicle data collection server.   
     
     
       13. A vehicle data collection server comprising a first vehicle data collection server and a second vehicle data collection server:
 wherein the first vehicle data collection server is configured to receive identification information, which is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle, from a vehicle-mounted computing device when a first session is connected with the vehicle-mounted device, and   wherein the second vehicle data collection server is configured to receive battery data including information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified and which is related to a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the vehicle from the vehicle-mounted device when a second session is connected with the vehicle-mounted device.   
     
     
       14. A vehicle-mounted computing device comprising:
 a vehicle data transmission unit configured to connect a first session with a first vehicle data collection server and transmit identification information which is capable of identifying an individual related to the vehicle to the first vehicle data collection server; and   an information acquisition unit configured to receive battery data including information in which the individual related to the vehicle is not to be identified and which is related to a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the vehicle from a battery management unit installed in the vehicle,   wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to connect a second session with a second vehicle data collection server after the first session and transmit the battery data to the second vehicle data collection server.   
     
     
       15. The vehicle according to claim 12,
 wherein the first vehicle data collection server and the second vehicle data collection server are held by different business operators.   
     
     
       16. The vehicle according to claim 15,
 wherein the vehicle-mounted computing device further comprises an accounting processing unit configured to transmit accounting information to the vehicle data transmission unit; and   wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to transmit the accounting information with the identification information to the vehicle data collection server.   
     
     
       17. The vehicle according to claim 16,
 wherein the accounting processing unit is configured to perform an accounting processing with an integrated circuit (IC) card on which contract information is recorded.   
     
     
       18. The vehicle data collection server according to claim 13,
 wherein the first vehicle data collection server is configured to receive accounting information together with the identification information from the vehicle-mounted computing device.   
     
     
       19. The vehicle data collection server according to claim 18,
 wherein the first vehicle data collection server is configured to receive the accounting information in which an accounting process is processed with an integrated circuit (IC) card on which contract information is recorded.   
     
     
       20. The vehicle-mounted computing device according to claim 14, further comprising an accounting processing unit configured to transmit accounting information to the vehicle data transmission unit, and
 wherein the vehicle data transmission unit is configured to transmit the accounting information with the identification information to the vehicle data collection server.   
     
     
       21. The vehicle-mounted computing device according to claim 20,
 wherein the accounting processing unit is configured to perform the accounting processing with an integrated circuit (IC) card on which contract information is recorded.